Luo Buwei stared at Lin Xiao in terror, his hands flailing against Lin Xiao's arm. But Lin Xiao's grip was like an iron clamp, rendering him speechless and making it increasingly difficult to breathe.
Xun'er, nestled in Lin Xiao's embrace, felt tears welling up in her eyes.
"Daddy... I'm not a bastard..."
"Of course not. Xun'er is my good baby, the cutest little princess in the world!" Lin Xiao immediately began to soothe her upon hearing her words.
Luo Qinghan's gaze, as cold as ice, fixed on Luo Buwei. "Uncle, control your tongue."
She then took Xun'er from Lin Xiao's arms, cradling her and comforting her incessantly, shielding the little girl from the scene.
Lin Xiao, still holding Luo Buwei, swung his other hand and slapped him across the face. *Slap!*
The crisp sound made Luo Buwei see stars, followed by a searing pain. Two of his teeth were knocked out, spitting from his mouth.
"For your insolence, I'm disciplining you on behalf of your grandfather," Lin Xiao said coldly.
As soon as he finished speaking, he slapped him again. This blow landed on the other side of Luo Buwei's face. "This slap is for Qinghan, for your malicious intentions."
Another two teeth fell to the ground.
Luo Cheng, who had just gotten up and was about to help his father, saw the teeth and the blood gushing from his father's mouth. Without a word, he flopped back onto the ground and feigned death. He wished he could disappear somewhere, terrified of being discovered by Lin Xiao.
*Slap!* This was another slap, this time directly to Luo Buwei's mouth. Now, most of Luo Buwei's teeth were gone. "This is for your disrespect towards my daughter."
With that, he tossed Luo Buwei to the ground. He then scanned the room, his killing intent erupting and engulfing the entire wedding banquet hall. An ice-cold aura descended, causing all the Luo family members to tremble for a moment, frozen in their seats, afraid to move.
Who dared to speak? Who dared to utter a word of defiance?
Luo Buwei's teeth were smashed, his son was playing dead on the floor, and the rest were a mere rabble, too scared to even utter a single sentence.
Lin Xiao deliberately waited for a moment. Seeing that no one dared to speak, he walked over to Luo Cheng and nudged the faking-death Luo Cheng with his foot.
"Get up."
With those two words, Luo Cheng jolted as if electrocuted, flipping over and scrambling to his feet. He quickly adjusted his clothes and offered Lin Xiao a fawning smile. His eyes couldn't help but dart towards his father lying on the ground. He swallowed hard, not wanting to suffer the same fate as his father, with teeth scattered everywhere.
"Apologize."
Lin Xiao commanded.
"I'm sorry! I was blind and spoke out of turn. I'll slap myself!" Luo Cheng didn't hesitate. He apologized while simultaneously slapping himself with a smile, his demeanor utterly demeaning. However, with every slap he gave himself, he fiercely etched a mark in his heart. After this ordeal, as long as this scoundrel remained in Shashi, he would find a way to make him suffer a terrible end!
"Stop."
Lin Xiao extended a finger and tapped Luo Cheng on the head. Luo Cheng looked up in confusion, not understanding why he was being stopped.
"Not to me," Lin Xiao said, pointing to Luo Qinghan and Xun'er. "Apologize to my daughter and Qinghan."
"Yes, yes, yes!" Luo Cheng quickly responded. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have spoken carelessly. It's my fault. I apologize to both of you!"
A deep look of disgust flashed across Luo Qinghan's face at her cousin's apology. Although Luo Cheng was considerably older than her, she was the one who managed all the affairs of the family business, from negotiating deals to offering strategic advice. She worked herself to death in the company, while this man, and indeed most of the other Luo family members, were simply freeloaders, basking in her hard work.
"Xun'er, do you accept his apology?" Lin Xiao asked his daughter, awaiting her reply.
"..."
Xun'er, holding Luo Qinghan's hand, looked at Luo Cheng with a timid expression, unable to speak. She would even quickly avert her gaze when glancing at him, as if he were someone who terrified her.
"Don't worry, Xun'er, Daddy is here." Seeing his daughter's demeanor, Lin Xiao narrowed his eyes and cast a murderous glance at Luo Cheng.
As if sensing Lin Xiao's killing intent, Luo Cheng's body trembled.
"He... he bullied Mommy..." Xun'er whispered, "and he bullied Grandma too..."
"Alright, so that means no forgiveness, right?" Lin Xiao grinned. His smile appeared like that of a demon to the Luo family members. Luo Cheng's face turned pale, and he immediately collapsed to his knees, pleading, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was wrong, I was wrong! I'll compensate in any way you want!"
Lin Xun'er looked at Luo Cheng, who was desperately begging for mercy. The little girl seemed disgusted and hid behind Luo Qinghan. "This person is so annoying... I don't want to see him..."
"Okay."
As the words fell, without any visible movement from Lin Xiao, Luo Cheng's body was flung as if by an invisible force, crashing into a nearby dining table.
"Let's go," Lin Xiao then said to Luo Qinghan, a hint of guilt in his eyes.
With Lin Xiao's words, Ye Chen and the others immediately lined up again, clearing a path for them. After they exited the wedding banquet hall, Ye Chen and his group followed.
Once everyone had left, the atmosphere in the Luo family's wedding banquet hall instantly changed. Many who had been too afraid to even take a breath finally dared to move. Those who had been sitting rigidly suddenly let out sighs of relief. Especially those at the same table as Luo Buwei and his son, they instinctively rose and put some distance between themselves and the father and son.
"Call an ambulance!" Luo Buwei's wife, Liu Xi, shouted hysterically, frantically dialing her phone. "Someone, come here! Someone is killing people!"
"Who is that person? So lawless! Call the police and arrest him immediately!"
"I didn't expect Luo Qinghan's man to be so violent..." The "groom" who had been lying on the ground also scrambled to his feet.